Rick Pitino tells The Post how Babacar Sane will play ‘big role’ for St. John’s as key player goes down

St. John's Red Storm Rick Pitino tells The Post how Babacar Sane will play ‘big role’ for St. John’s as key player goes down By Zach Braziller Published July 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m. ET Babacar Sane of U.S. Monastir drives to the basket during the game against Petro de Luanda during the 2025 Basketball Africa League Playoffs on June 9, 2025 at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, Tshwane. NBAE via Getty Images St. John’s suffered its first loss of the season this week: a season-ending injury to highly regarded Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman. The expectation was that the 6-foot-9 rising junior would be the Johnnies’ starting power forward next season. Without him, that spot could belong to high-flying Senegalese forward Babacar Sane. Access the St.

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